Ironing attachment for sewing machines



Oct. 30, 1934. B. EARL momma ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES Filed Feb.8. 1935 INVENTOR Birdie EwPL I BY Q ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 30, 1934IRONING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES Birdie Earl, Ceres, Calif.

Application February 8, 1933, Serial No. 655,743

1 Claim.

This invention relates to electric irons, the principal object being toprovide an iron of this general character adapted to be rigidly yetremovably mounted in connection with a sewing machine table and arrangedso that the operator of the machine can utilize the iron when necessarywithout leaving her seat at the machine.

The iron is of small size and is particularly designed and intended tobe used in smoothing out hems and the like when sewing the same andwhich operation at present can only be accomplished, with considerableinconvenience and loss of time, by the operator getting up from themachine. and using a regular full sized iron.

My improved iron when mounted in position does not interfere with sewingoperations and when removed may be kept in a drawer of the machinecabinet, leaving the table perfectly smooth and unobstructed.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposefor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification and claim.

In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views: 3 Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspectiveoutline of a sewing machine table showing my improved electric ironmounted thereon in position for use.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the iron partly in section showing the sameadjacent but detached from its supporting socket.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the iron partly broken out.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawing, the iron comprises a relatively thick body 1 preferably ofrectangular form with its top surface curving so that no sharp edges areformed and polished to smoothly engage any fabric passed over the same.The body is formed with a longitudinal recess 2 open to the bottom,which is covered by a removable plate 3. An electric heating element 4of suitable design is mounted in the recess and follows the top contourof the same, there being of course an insulation sheet such as a stripof mica 5 mounted between the element and the body. A relatively heavyheat insulating sheet 6 is disposed in the recess under the element.

A male plug element '7 is mounted in the cover centrally of itsarea,this plug projecting inside 5 the recess 2 and being connected tothe heating element by means of suitable leads such as indicated at 8.This plug member may also serve if desired to hold the sheet 6 centrallyof its ends in contact with the heating element, as shown.

The contact posts 9 depending from the plug member 7 are adapted toremovably engage sockets in the cooperating female plug member 10. Thismember is countersunk in the machine table 11 so as to be flush with thetop surface of the same, wires 12 being connected to posts 13 dependingfrom the bottom of the plug member 10. These wires may be connected to aplug for direct connection to a wall outlet or electric light socket,but if the machine is electrically operated said wires are preferablytapped into the wires leading to the motor of the machine so that oneextension cord and plug serves both purposes.

In operation the wire is supported by the engagement of the plug memberswith each other, which hold the iron spaced from the table so that thereis no danger of the latter becoming scorched and which of course alsoserves to connect the exterior wires with the heating element.Overheating of the table is also prevented by the construction of theiron itself which prevents the heat of the element from being directlyimparted to the bottom plate 3 which of course is nearest the table.Tipping and turning of the iron is prevented by the engagement of theposts 9 with the lower plug sockets, so that without having to hold theiron the goods may be pressed by running the same back and forth overthe iron with a downward pressure until the desired result is attained.

from the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to'as donot form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An electric ironing attachment for a sewing machine table comprising abody having a top ironing surface, a heating element mounted in thebody, a short rigid plug member connected to the element and rigid withand depending from the body, contact posts depending from the plugmember, and a cooperating plug member countersunk in the table so thatits upper end is flushwith the top of the table, said last named plugmember supporting the first named plug member and having sockets in itsupper end to removably receive the posts as well as binding postsaccessible from under the table.

BIRDIE EARL.

